In the bushes at the end of Roxham Rd., just steps from Canada, lay a sheet of white paper that had been ripped from a notebook and soaked from the previous day’s rain. It was torn into 11 pieces and tossed away, seemingly moments before its author followed in the steps of the nearly 7,000 others who have sought asylum in Canada so far in 2017 via this hole in the border with the U.S.

Refugee claimants stuck in Canada’s growing backlog have a chance to get their cases heard speedily — if they can afford to take the Immigration and Refugee Board to court. By giving the asylum-seekers their long-awaited hearings, the board avoided the possibility the Federal Court would make a ruling in relation to its handling of the backlog

Thousands gathered outside Vancouver City Hall on Saturday to show their support for diversity, in anticipation of a rally against Islam, immigration and the Liberal government’s policies on multiculturalism.

A growing number of seniors around the planet have become like nomads, travelling the world to spend time with their children in different immigrant-receiving countries. As a result, says Vancouver immigration lawyer Joshua Sohn, many offshore parents who don’t want to become Canadian citizens are instead applying for this country’s “super visa” which allows them to stay with their children here for up to two years at a time.

Ellen Lainez, like millions of others around the world, once sought refuge from a region heaving with disorder and turmoil.A survivor of violent assault, she fled soon after her attack, stuffing everything she could carry into a backpack and leaving everything else behind. Eight years later, she's built a new life with a familiar purpose: helping other newcomers settle in.

As high schoolers return to guidance councillor’s questions about the future, one trend continues to dominate the workforce — the gig economy. A growing number of young people are cobbling together contract work, side jobs and short-term employment as university degrees no longer guarantee jobs. When young people do find work, more than a quarter are underemployed.

Vaden Earle first met Mari-Thérèse Pierre, a Haitian refugee, in the Dominican Republic in 2005 when he was on a humanitarian mission with a youth group he founded in Canada. The Hamilton man would see the woman with her newborn child, Widlene, scavenging for food around a giant dump site near Puerto Plata and would often chat with her.

The Liberal government is thinking about using its massive purchasing power to support women in business. “Inclusive federal procurement is a potential avenue through which the Government of Canada can demonstrate leadership and support for women’s entrepreneurship,” said a November 2016 memo prepared for Patty Hajdu, who was then minister for the status of women.

More than 60 people from six countries took part in the Newcomer Orientation Week program at Catholic Central High School on Monday. The four-day program aims to get students comfortable with their new environment, culminating with a graduation ceremony at the end of the week.

The giving nature of Edmontonians has led to an “increased sense of safety and belonging” among Syrian refugees, but they still face significant challenges with accessing health care, employment and affordable housing.

An immigrant doctor doing medical training in the United States can keep his Canadian citizenship even though he had spent far fewer days in Canada than normally required to become a citizen, Federal Court has ruled.

Jenny Kwan, who is the NDP’s critic for immigration, refugees and citizenship, said much more must be done to better the lives of those who come to Canada to take care of others. “For these families, they are waiting and waiting and waiting. The backlog is astounding,” she said. Currently, the average application processing time for live-in caregivers is four-and-a-half years.

Starting Aug. 31, Canadians can indicate on their passports that they don’t identify as either male or female.It’s the latest step in the federal government’s plan to eventually allow individuals to identify their sex as ‘x’ — that is, unspecified — on passports and other government-issued documents that typically allow people to tick only “m” or “f.”

Does the tech sector have a diversity and inclusion problem? A quick scan of the news suggests it does.Thirty-one Canadian technology companies were recently asked if they collected data on the diversity of their employees. Only two companies, OTTO and Wealthsimple, shared numbers. Other startups volunteered data, including Borrowell.